Resident Evil 5 (Collector's Edition) Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

You'll no doubt find that the Dragunov SVD is going to be your sniper rifle of choice for the most part, simply because it's the first sniper rifle you find in the wild, and thus the first one you'll have the opportunity to go crazy with as far as upgrades are concerned. And a capable sniper rifle the Dragunov SVD is, especially once you've upgraded it to its more potent semi-automatic nature. It has average stats as far as sniper rifles are concerned, falling somewhere in between the other two, but it will no doubt be a mainstay in your arsenal nonetheless.

H&K PSG-1

COST

4,000

FIREPOWER

600

RELOAD SPEED

2.55 sec.

CAPACITY

5x

SPECIAL

Scope/Semi-Auto

The H&K PSG-1 certainly has its uses, but it's the weakest sniper rifle in the game, especially if you don't upgrade both of its special abilities, to give it a sniper scope and to give it semi-automatic capabilities, so that you don't have to cock the gun after each shot. Before those things are upgraded, however, expect to have a gun that isn't too useful to you. It has the weakest starting stats, which will discourage you from upgrading it over other sniper rifles, and although you will likely upgrade it nonetheless (so you can get your Trophy or Achievement), put this one aside for its better cousins.

S75

COST

2,000

FIREPOWER

750

RELOAD SPEED

3.67 sec.

CAPACITY

6x

SPECIAL

N/A

In our humble opinion, the S75 is, by far, the best rifle in the game. While it has an extremely slow reloading speed compared to its cousins, the sheer power it starts with makes it a beastly gun indeed. It lacks any special abilities to upgrade, which is a bummer, but it doesn't change the fact that this is one rifle with firepower to contend with, especially when its upgraded to full capacity. Don't let its cheap price and no frills nature fool you -- you don't want to ignore this weapons capabilities.